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| MV Fairweather |
We left our seaside site in Haines for the short drive to the ferry dock...with incredible precision, the ferry left right on time, for the 2 hour, high speed trip to Juneau. Although, there were low clouds, the seas were calm, and we got quite a bit of interesting scenery. So it turns out I failed to read all the words. This area is a rain forest...with rain 222 days a year. Probably that's why the forecast for the next ten days is cloudy with intermittent showers.
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| Mendenhall Glacier |
We arrived in Juneau, and searched out our campground, found our spot, and immediately set out for the Mendenhall Glacier...the most visited glacier in the world. The only parking spaces in the parking lot were for cars, so we tried to squeeze in...which was sort of successful. No sooner had we parked than we got the standard Alaska greeting from a park ranger. "You can't park here. It's not too busy so I guess it's okay, So the other day there was this...". ("No", then a conditional okay, followed by an anecdotal story). The glacier was interesting...it's been receding since the 1700's but now faster then ever... after viewing the glacier, we decided to go for a short hike...I asked the ranger if it would be okay to take the dog. "No", then it would probably be okay, and a story about her dog...
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| The Trail of Time Hike |
Beside, a lovely walk through the woods with some historic placards, showing old pictures of the glacier, there were some salmon swimming upstream to spawn...unforgettable.
Tomorrow, we think we will explore the town of Juneau.
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